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Recognised as Colour

#6874DC

  • #6874DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6874DC is a blue with RGB values 104, 116, 220 and HSL 234°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6874DC#6874DC
HEX#6874DC
RGBrgb(104, 116, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4549, 0.8627
RGB percentages40.8%, 45.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(233.8, 62.4%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 52.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK52.7%, 47.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,845,660
CSS custom property--colour: #6874DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#978B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4482E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3779DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#328B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD068
Analogous#68AEDC, #9668DC
Triadic#DC6874, #74DC68
Split complementary#DC9668, #AEDC68
Tetradic#DC68AE, #DCD068, #68DC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6F9
Lighter +20%#BBC0EF
Lighter +10%#919AE6
Darker −10%#3F4ED2
Darker −20%#2A38B4
Darker −30%#202B8B
Darker −40%#171E61
More saturated +25%#5162F3
Less saturated −25%#7F86C5

Channel breakdown

R104
G116
B220
Red104 (40.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue233.79°
Saturation (HSL)62.37%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 74 · B DC

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